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in afghanistan. he made clear to the troops people are going to get hurt in combat. this war is still not over. >> shep: the killing of osama bin laden was political in spontaneous responsible but in the election cycle, people wanted to make the one year later quite political? >> i remember being on the north lawn one year ago reported ought death of bin laden and college students were shouting, u.s.a., you are right. the country was coming together then. right now there is anger that think the president with this trip with the interview he did with nbc and white house situation room and campaign ad from last friday has been politicizing the whole situation. >> have had a great honor of serving in the company of heroes. the thing about heroes they don't brag. >> reporter: but in fairness, john mccain after kriflg the president did put out a press release praising the president for taking this trip to afghanistan. he said it's good for the president to hear directly from troops and commanders on the g
in afghanistan. he made clear to the troops people are going to get hurt in combat. this war is still not over. >> shep: the killing of osama bin laden was political in spontaneous responsible but in the election cycle, people wanted to make the one year later quite political? >> i remember being on the north lawn one year ago reported ought death of bin laden and college students were shouting, u.s.a., you are right. the country was coming together then. right now there is anger...
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as far as afghanistan is concerned. you heard a good debate from colnet hunt and mark, i fall on the side of petraeus. i think the guy is a tactical genius and if he told me keep them in another year and we'll have a good story to tell. i would keep them in another year. would i be wrong? >> i am on the side of david petraeus. he's an outstanding leader and done a great job in iraq and afghanistan. the president looks at a broader and deeper picture. the reason we went there in the first place was not to defeat the taliban or build a nation in afghanistan. it was to go after al-qaida and we dealt them a bloww. now al-qaida in yemen and other places. i think we have to be very much aware of our power and deploy it to meet the threat in the most appropriate way. i think we have to leave afghanistan in a responsible way. it seemed like the president fulfilled his obligations as commander-in-chief. >> here's the hole in the agreement. president bush said clearly to them. you have to take action against al-qaida. you have to
as far as afghanistan is concerned. you heard a good debate from colnet hunt and mark, i fall on the side of petraeus. i think the guy is a tactical genius and if he told me keep them in another year and we'll have a good story to tell. i would keep them in another year. would i be wrong? >> i am on the side of david petraeus. he's an outstanding leader and done a great job in iraq and afghanistan. the president looks at a broader and deeper picture. the reason we went there in the first...
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>>shepard: new pictures of president obama meeting with the afghanistan president karzai in afghanistan. he are the two leaders just before we are told they signed a strategic partnership agreement on the way year marking of the death of osama bin« laden. in neighboring pakistan. this week the defense department reported that pakistan remains "a safe haven," for militants. bin laden was living with his family near pakistan's version of west point we are told before forces killed him there, some american lawmakers accused pakistani army of playing both sides. both with al qaeda. and the united states. which all of the evidence indicates is exactly what they were doing. and, now we are learning that pakistanis have not answered one tough question: did their security forces protect the world's most wanted terrorist? keep in mind the united states has given to pakistan, listen now, we have given to pakistan $22 billion in united states taxpayer money over the past decade. $22 billion. to pakistan. and now, like from the site of the former home in pakistan. dominic? >>reporter: some element
>>shepard: new pictures of president obama meeting with the afghanistan president karzai in afghanistan. he are the two leaders just before we are told they signed a strategic partnership agreement on the way year marking of the death of osama bin« laden. in neighboring pakistan. this week the defense department reported that pakistan remains "a safe haven," for militants. bin laden was living with his family near pakistan's version of west point we are told before forces...
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we have to be realistic about the mission in afghanistan. anyone who has been to afghanistan as i have twice knows it's different country from civilization like iriraq. it's as poor as west africa. you can't talk about rebui rebuilding afghanistan. it's a building operation. i don't think we can terribly optimistic about the prospect for afghanistan becoming a modern democracy in the short run and by that the next couple of decades. what is the mission there? the mission is prevent afghanistan becoming safe haven for terrorists. that can be done without terribly large commitm of u.s. forces. >> you're in a very, very long haul. >> small number of forces. long haul but not a lot of troops there. >> i would like to talk about the politics of this. and take issue with one thing that bret said, which is that the president had the political capital to see this through. any president, even as popular as this one, has limited reservoir of capital. this president is drawing down capital on healthcare. the healthcare bill is going to drain his politi
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with respect to afghanistan. that makes it frustrating for president and those who believe in his policy, that there is so much talk about what joe biden beavs in, what advice he is giving and what is happening. >> bret: up next, russia wantsÑ;7 >> bret: finally tonight, have you been watching the world cup? come on. team u.s.a., that amazing goal against algeria. well, some fans say the u.s. team really is the victim of some bad calls from the refs there. there may be anti-u.s. bias of some kind. we wanted to check it out. we went back to the tape. you decide. >> still might be -- wonderful opportunity. and, again, and, yes, it's in. it's going to be disallowed for our side. look, look, right there. right there. all right. >> bret: pretty clear. we did find out that congressman kendrick meek was in fact a boy scout leader. we wanted to clear that up. thanks for inviting us into your home
with respect to afghanistan. that makes it frustrating for president and those who believe in his policy, that there is so much talk about what joe biden beavs in, what advice he is giving and what is happening. >> bret: up next, russia wantsÑ;7 >> bret: finally tonight, have you been watching the world cup? come on. team u.s.a., that amazing goal against algeria. well, some fans say the u.s. team really is the victim of some bad calls from the refs there. there may be anti-u.s....
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ambassador ike berry's wife has a post in afghanistan. she has a in afghanistan. i think it is still one of the posts where state department members who are serving there don't take their families unless they are employed as part of the mission there. she is. we heard from students and the president of american university in kabul. when i on that first trip to afghanistan, i announced -- we i went on that first trip to afghanistan i announced the university of kabul it has green quickly. we saw all women students there. one did want to know, one of the things she with was worried about in her question was, what do these reconciliation talks mean? how can we be assured in these reconciliation talks that women's rights will be protected? >> greta: president bush 43. >> of course he was there, but not by video -- >> greta: he was there in person. things are good? >> things are good. this is what we are working on through the bush institute. we continue to work on all the policy issues that were post important to us when we were in the white house. certainly the succe
ambassador ike berry's wife has a post in afghanistan. she has a in afghanistan. i think it is still one of the posts where state department members who are serving there don't take their families unless they are employed as part of the mission there. she is. we heard from students and the president of american university in kabul. when i on that first trip to afghanistan, i announced -- we i went on that first trip to afghanistan i announced the university of kabul it has green quickly. we saw...
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relationship with afghanistan. for political consumption the white house says hamid karzai did make that threat. never taken seriously here, but he said if you keep laying on me i might join the taliban or i might think about that. all that led the white house to dramatically shift the way the issues are being presented publicly. now it's all about diplomatic buttering up. this is prime diplomatic real estate for any head of state. he can say to the world, i was in the east room with the president of the united states. i stood next to him. we are partners in afghanistan. my reputation is being elevated. my visibility is being elevated by that. my stature is being elevated by that. all that is to make karzai a more willing partner than somebody who flirted with being akin to an adversary. jon: we have 80,000 troops in afghanistan. you will want to hear what the afghan president and our president has to say. jane: we are getting breaking news from a gulf oil spill. what investigators say the documents from the oil co
relationship with afghanistan. for political consumption the white house says hamid karzai did make that threat. never taken seriously here, but he said if you keep laying on me i might join the taliban or i might think about that. all that led the white house to dramatically shift the way the issues are being presented publicly. now it's all about diplomatic buttering up. this is prime diplomatic real estate for any head of state. he can say to the world, i was in the east room with the...
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tough talk about the work in afghanistan. unfinished business in iraq including formation of a unity government and urgent call for action on the u.s. economy. this latter, bret, a response to pleas from democrats the president identify with america's economic anxiety. >> bret: now to president obama from the oval office behind the same desk that president bush sat behind to announce the start of the iraq war. >> good evening. tonight i would like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in iraq. the ongoing security challenges we face and the need to rebuild our nation here at home. i know this historic moment comes at a time of great uncertainty for many americans. we have now been through nearly a decade of war. we have endured a long and painful recession. and sometimes in the midst of these storms the future that we're trying to build for our nation, a future of lasting peace and long-term prosperity may seem beyond our reach. but this milestone should serve as a reminder to all americans that the future is our
tough talk about the work in afghanistan. unfinished business in iraq including formation of a unity government and urgent call for action on the u.s. economy. this latter, bret, a response to pleas from democrats the president identify with america's economic anxiety. >> bret: now to president obama from the oval office behind the same desk that president bush sat behind to announce the start of the iraq war. >> good evening. tonight i would like to talk to you about the end of our...
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deal with and engage and defeat the taliban in afghanistan. pursue to the degree possible al qaeda insurgents in pakistan with the help of the pakistan government the president most earnestly hopes and exsal ter rate the training of dearm and police forces in 18 months. the president will not explain tonight how he intends to pay for the troop surge but what he will explain is that the cost of not making this military move simply cannot be endured that the al qaeda remains a dominant threat in pakistan, the taliban is resurgent in afghanistan and must be defeated and the president will say tonight though he has exit ramps the short-term military surge will be deadly but he hopes successful not only dealing with the taliban and al qaeda but preparing the al afghans to take the baton from the u.s. in july of 2011. bret? bret: should be an interesting speech. we will bring you in after the president addresses the cadets. as you see them standing up as he enters eisenhower hall theater. >> the president of the united states. bret: let's listen in.
deal with and engage and defeat the taliban in afghanistan. pursue to the degree possible al qaeda insurgents in pakistan with the help of the pakistan government the president most earnestly hopes and exsal ter rate the training of dearm and police forces in 18 months. the president will not explain tonight how he intends to pay for the troop surge but what he will explain is that the cost of not making this military move simply cannot be endured that the al qaeda remains a dominant threat in...
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and the war in afghanistan. general david petraeus, the new commander is now in kabul, and for the latest we turn to fox news correspondent connor powell. connor? >> reporter: general david petraeus officially took command of all u.s. and nato troops in a change of command ceremony in kabul this morning. it's been a tumultuous few weeks since the dismissal of general stanley mcchrystal for making derogatory comments about senior members of the obama administration. general petraeus is pledging unity and cooperation between the military and civilian leaders here. petraeus has gone out of his way since landing in kabul friday to project a united front with u.s. ambassador john ikenberry to hammer home the image of a unified team. general petraeus assumes command here in a significant point during this nearly nine-year war. violence is at record levels and the taliban have opened up several new fronts across afghanistan and progress battling the insurgency is moving far slower than the u.s. officials hoped. despite
and the war in afghanistan. general david petraeus, the new commander is now in kabul, and for the latest we turn to fox news correspondent connor powell. connor? >> reporter: general david petraeus officially took command of all u.s. and nato troops in a change of command ceremony in kabul this morning. it's been a tumultuous few weeks since the dismissal of general stanley mcchrystal for making derogatory comments about senior members of the obama administration. general petraeus is...
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the british tried to change afghanistan. they failed. the soviets tried to own afghanistan. they failed. whatever any of us thinks about the president's new strategy, few would argue that we cannot afford to fail. shepard: no question there. jonathan hunt down in our newsroom in new york city. the president is expected to report something very different than what his number two first pitch. "the new york times" reported that joe biden did not want to send any additional troops. instead, he wanted to the afghans to take over the fight while we used unmanned drones and special forces. keep in mind, vice-president biden spent many years on the foreign relations committee, and he has also visited afghanistan many times. so what role did he play in president obama as a decision? our white house correspondent wendell goler is here. >> well, shep, a former administration officials are criticizing the new afghan strategy. -- shep, former administration officials are criticizing the new afghan strategy. some are saying that trying to set an end date for the ward sends the wrong signa
the british tried to change afghanistan. they failed. the soviets tried to own afghanistan. they failed. whatever any of us thinks about the president's new strategy, few would argue that we cannot afford to fail. shepard: no question there. jonathan hunt down in our newsroom in new york city. the president is expected to report something very different than what his number two first pitch. "the new york times" reported that joe biden did not want to send any additional troops....
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troops to afghanistan. after 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. these are the resources that we need for this initiative while building the afghan capacity to allow for a responsible transition of our forces out of afghanistan. taken together, these additional american and international troops will allow us to accelerate handing of the responsibility to afghan forces and allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of afghanistan in july 2011. just as we have done in iraq, we will execute this transition responsibly, taking into account conditions on the grounds. we will continue to advise and assist afghan security forces to make sure they can succeed over the long haul, but it will be clear to the afghan government and more importantly to the afghan people that they will ultimately be responsible for their own country. greta: we are live in washington for a special "on the record," and we have a packed record. dr. henry kissinger joins us. why is it so important that we stay and win this war? >> it is important for the reasons president obam
troops to afghanistan. after 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. these are the resources that we need for this initiative while building the afghan capacity to allow for a responsible transition of our forces out of afghanistan. taken together, these additional american and international troops will allow us to accelerate handing of the responsibility to afghan forces and allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of afghanistan in july 2011. just as we have done in iraq, we...
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we win in afghanistan when you didn't have all the muslim focusing on afghanistan. it is not a good country for our military power where we can dominate from the air. we can't do that in afghanistan with the mountains and the caves. >> geraldo: that is where the bad guys are. >> i think the problem is. >> that is why you want to keep them focused on iraq just as george bush was doing. >> i think you have a strategic problem when you want to fight terrorism are the terrorists are not present. the best way to fight terrorism is to fight where the terrorists are. they happen to be in afghanistan. >> they also happen to be in iraq. >> but it doesn't solve the problem. >> not only were they in iraq including the only terrorist who escaped from the 1993 world trade center bombing, he got away and where did he end up, not afghanistan. >> ann, i live in new york where 9/11 happened. the people that we are told are responsible are in afghanistan and we need to deal with that and we should have dealt with it in 2002. >> we have a war on terrorism. it is not just the war on os
we win in afghanistan when you didn't have all the muslim focusing on afghanistan. it is not a good country for our military power where we can dominate from the air. we can't do that in afghanistan with the mountains and the caves. >> geraldo: that is where the bad guys are. >> i think the problem is. >> that is why you want to keep them focused on iraq just as george bush was doing. >> i think you have a strategic problem when you want to fight terrorism are the...
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ultimately as was true in iraq so will be true in afghanistan. we will have to have a political solution not simply a military solution. >> on friday near west point our new commander in afghanistan general david petraeus spoke to our wounded warriors being honored by the national purple heart hall of fame. >> all of us are here of course because we recognize our nation's purple heart recipients are heroes, heroes whose service encourage deserve our eternal gratitude. >> i was dying to can the general's reaction to the mcchrystal hurricane in his own unexpected assumption of command in afghanistan. but his aids pleaded with me that i honor the general's resolve not to grant any interviews until after congress confirms him on tuesday. so instead we exchanged pleasantries about his high school reunion that he was attending in nearby cornwall, new york. i would have loved to ask him question but i could not at the time. >> morning. >> how are you doing? >> doing great. wonderful army wife. >> thanks again. >> before the whole hub of faith i want to
ultimately as was true in iraq so will be true in afghanistan. we will have to have a political solution not simply a military solution. >> on friday near west point our new commander in afghanistan general david petraeus spoke to our wounded warriors being honored by the national purple heart hall of fame. >> all of us are here of course because we recognize our nation's purple heart recipients are heroes, heroes whose service encourage deserve our eternal gratitude. >> i was...
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a big interview in afghanistan. in the last frontier, incumbent republican senator faces a huge upset. is the obama administration failing to enforce a law aimed to make sure troops get a chance to vote? live from the studio in washington, this is "special report." good evening, i'm bret baier. one day after the commandant of the marine corps said talk of u.s. troops pull out of afghanistan next year is encouraging the taliban. there is silence from the white house that already replaced one military leader this summer. major garrett reports on the crucial issue of timing. >> president obama dodged question about iraq while on martha's vineyard. >> what is the status of the withdrawal timeline in afghanistan? commander there said the date may be helping the enemy. >> we know he was talking on july 11 and it's giving the enemy sustenance. we have intercepted communications that say we only have to hold out for so long. >> reporter: while the president vacations, the aides refuse to address conway's comment on the reco
a big interview in afghanistan. in the last frontier, incumbent republican senator faces a huge upset. is the obama administration failing to enforce a law aimed to make sure troops get a chance to vote? live from the studio in washington, this is "special report." good evening, i'm bret baier. one day after the commandant of the marine corps said talk of u.s. troops pull out of afghanistan next year is encouraging the taliban. there is silence from the white house that already...
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afghanistan is going to be what afghanistan is. we can't make afghanistan be like lebenon. we can't make afghanistan be like anything but afghanistan. >> are you talking about lebenon, pennsylvania? that is a great place. >> it is a great town. good food. >> mike, you said what are we doing building bridges in kandahar when there are bridges that need building. i think that's what you are echoing the conference in mayors says. the line that seems to be bugging conservatives the most was, quote, america, it is time to focus on nation building here at home. >> he said we are not engaged in nation building there. and there are all sorts of issues. he brought in the issue of libya. he talked about being pragmatic. i go to an earlier point. it would have meant we would have had an honest discussion in this country about why afghanistan is important to our national security once we cleared -- al-qaeda hasn't been using that as a base of operation for years. >> if he says we are doing it to kill qaddafi, i am behind it. if you say what the mission is , i say yeah, that guy killed
afghanistan is going to be what afghanistan is. we can't make afghanistan be like lebenon. we can't make afghanistan be like anything but afghanistan. >> are you talking about lebenon, pennsylvania? that is a great place. >> it is a great town. good food. >> mike, you said what are we doing building bridges in kandahar when there are bridges that need building. i think that's what you are echoing the conference in mayors says. the line that seems to be bugging conservatives...
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but if you believe it is a 10 to lose afghanistan, why would you create the conditions for leaving afghanistan even before you go? that is logically inconsistent. i think i got the answer that i was looking for today, that they had not locked themselves into leaving by 2011. jon: the president seems to have gone a lot more support from republicans in the senate than from his democratic colleagues. why is that? >> i do not think they believe it is a 10. the left supporting the president does not appreciate the consequences of afghanistan going back into a taliban hands. they control 11 provinces, according to officials, and without military power, we cannot turn things around. at the end of the day, the president appreciates afghanistan is a vital national security interest, which is in peril, but as he tries to make everyone happy, what bothers me most about last night is he indicated that we are going in and coming out at a date certain. i hope that has been cleared up to date, and if the left does not like it, to bed. -- too bad. jon: we have that hearing screaming on foxnews.com. just a per
but if you believe it is a 10 to lose afghanistan, why would you create the conditions for leaving afghanistan even before you go? that is logically inconsistent. i think i got the answer that i was looking for today, that they had not locked themselves into leaving by 2011. jon: the president seems to have gone a lot more support from republicans in the senate than from his democratic colleagues. why is that? >> i do not think they believe it is a 10. the left supporting the president...
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the latest poll is 46 percent approval of the war in afghanistan. it's not surprising obama is starting to rethink. but it certainly makes me think twice here when afghanistan the good war is a war of necessity as opposed to the war in iraq. you haven't given a speech by the way on that war explaining what we are doing there. and because the general pointed and he has told you what he needs. you are saying, hey, i think we better reconsider this? is that what you expect from a commander-in-chief? >> it's not what i expect. i am not surprised it. >> well -- >> that's from a political leader. they are facing elections in 2010. if the story line then is americans are bogged down in afghanistan with suicide bombers putting american bodies on the front page of the paper every day this administration is going to blink, that's all there is to it. >> look, i think the political calculation that the obama administration is making is a mistaken one. it has done a lot to alienate centrists. this president needs to show he has the strength, the guts, the persis
the latest poll is 46 percent approval of the war in afghanistan. it's not surprising obama is starting to rethink. but it certainly makes me think twice here when afghanistan the good war is a war of necessity as opposed to the war in iraq. you haven't given a speech by the way on that war explaining what we are doing there. and because the general pointed and he has told you what he needs. you are saying, hey, i think we better reconsider this? is that what you expect from a...
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and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus and general amos provides strategy and tactics to win this kind of war. >> at a certain point you are able to secure the population and clear and hold those areas and the level of violence starts to go down. >> one of the keys to success, building host nation security forces. >> the united states has provided the funding for an additional 100,000 afghan national security forces. >> checking on his gun team. checking the sectors to make sure no one is below his gun. >> how are they doing so far? >> so far, so good. >> we are providing them the they need. we are seeing the output being a much more capable and effective force out there now. >> lt. general caldwell commands the training mission in afghanistan. >> we want to set conditions for us to go hom
and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus and general amos provides strategy and tactics to win this kind of war. >> at a certain point you are able to secure the...
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and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus and general amos provides strategy and tactics to win this kind of war. >> at a certain point you are able to secure the population and clear and hold those areas and the level of violence starts to go down. >> one of the keys to success, building host nation security forces. >> the united states has provided the funding for an additional 100,000 afghan national security forces. >> checking on his gun team. checking the sectors to make sure no one is below his gun. >> how are they doing so far? >> so far, so good. >> we are providing them the they need. we are seeing the output being a much more capable and effective force out there now. >> lt. general caldwell commands the training mission in afghanistan. >> we want to set conditions for us to go hom
and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus and general amos provides strategy and tactics to win this kind of war. >> at a certain point you are able to secure the...
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i think we have to speak to the troops in afghanistan. one of the other issues that i believe was at the heart of this is matter of rules of ingaugement. how hard can troops fight over there into these villages? issue for them is if they go in to make a mistake, are they going to be called to account? are there going to be investigations? there is two words hangs in the mind of the soldiers there. abu ghraib and barack obama and democrats when george bush was president use that had constantly against the war with iraq. i think the president has to make clear to the soldiers he has their support. >> i think one thing we have to be careful about is expecting general petraeus to go into afghanistan to do a surge of the same kinds of things he did in iraq in afghanistan that is a different place doesn't have the same political reconditions. in iraq you have a democratic process moving forward. >> what will be the big difference? >> big difference is the political conditions on the ground. no matter what military gain wez make we don't have th
i think we have to speak to the troops in afghanistan. one of the other issues that i believe was at the heart of this is matter of rules of ingaugement. how hard can troops fight over there into these villages? issue for them is if they go in to make a mistake, are they going to be called to account? are there going to be investigations? there is two words hangs in the mind of the soldiers there. abu ghraib and barack obama and democrats when george bush was president use that had constantly...
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is it time to pull out of afghanistan and can we trust pakistan? we will get answers from former vice president dick cheney. it is a "fox news sunday" exclusive. and we'll ask our sunday group how this week's dramatic events changed the 2012 presidential race. all right now on "fox news sunday". >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. the daring raid that took out osama bin laden raises new questions about where we go now in the war on terror. we'll talk with former vice president cheney in a few minutes, but first, president obama's national security advisor tom donelan. welcome to "fox news sunday". >> nice to be here. >> chris: let's start with the iconic photo of the situation room as the bin laden raid was going down. there you are in the middle of the tense scene. what was happening at that moment and were you watching aerial surveillance or were you also getting video from the commandos on the ground. >> a couple of things in response. first of all, i really can't get into exactly what we were receiving technically. we were ab
is it time to pull out of afghanistan and can we trust pakistan? we will get answers from former vice president dick cheney. it is a "fox news sunday" exclusive. and we'll ask our sunday group how this week's dramatic events changed the 2012 presidential race. all right now on "fox news sunday". >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. the daring raid that took out osama bin laden raises new questions about where we go now in the war on terror. we'll talk...
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and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus and general amos provides strategy and tactics to win this kind of war. >> at a certain point you are able to secure the population and clear and hold those areas and the level of violence starts to go down. >> one of the keys to success, building host nation security forces. >> the united states has provided the funding for an additional 100,000 afghan national security forces. >> checking on his gun team. checking the sectors to make sure no one is below his gun. >> how are they doing so far? >> so far, so good. >> we are providing them the they need. we are seeing the output being a much more capable and effective force out there now. >> lt. general caldwell commands the training mission in afghanistan. >> we want to set conditions for us to go hom
and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus and general amos provides strategy and tactics to win this kind of war. >> at a certain point you are able to secure the...
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deal with and engage and defeat the taliban in afghanistan. pursue to the degree possible al qaeda insurgents in pakistan with the help of the pakistan government the president most earnestly hopes and exsal ter rate the training of dearm and police forces in 18 months. the president will not explain tonight how he intends to pay for the troop surge but what he will explain is that the cost of not making this military move simply cannot be endured that the al qaeda remains a dominant threat in pakistan, the taliban is resurgent in afghanistan and must be defeated and the president will say tonight though he has exit ramps the short-term military surge will be deadly but he hopes successful not only dealing with the taliban and al qaeda but preparing the al afghans to take the baton from the u.s. in july of 2011. bret? bret: should be an interesting speech. we will bring you in after the president addresses the cadets. as you see them standing up as he enters eisenhower hall theater. >> the president of the united states. bret: let's listen in.
deal with and engage and defeat the taliban in afghanistan. pursue to the degree possible al qaeda insurgents in pakistan with the help of the pakistan government the president most earnestly hopes and exsal ter rate the training of dearm and police forces in 18 months. the president will not explain tonight how he intends to pay for the troop surge but what he will explain is that the cost of not making this military move simply cannot be endured that the al qaeda remains a dominant threat in...
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ambassador to afghanistan. mcchrystal aide called jim jones, national security advisor, a "clown." >> the magnitude and the greatness of the mistake here are profound. is mcchrystal's job in jeopardy? >> we'll have more to say after that meeting. i'd say all options are on the table. >> reporter: u.s. casualties in afghanistan now longer war than vietnam recently hit 1,000. doubts are rising in democratic circles okaying president obama's request for additional war funds. in that atmosphere, white house wondered aloud if the leadership -- >> is capable and mature enough in prosecuting a war as important as afghanistan is to the national security. >> reporter: the top house democrat overseeing war funding fumed over mcchrystal's remarks. >> he thinks he is contemptuous of all the officials in the administration who are theoretically civilian superiors. that is a dangerous situation. >> reporter: senator john kerry, visible player on the war in afghanistan urged caution. >> all of us would be best served by backi
ambassador to afghanistan. mcchrystal aide called jim jones, national security advisor, a "clown." >> the magnitude and the greatness of the mistake here are profound. is mcchrystal's job in jeopardy? >> we'll have more to say after that meeting. i'd say all options are on the table. >> reporter: u.s. casualties in afghanistan now longer war than vietnam recently hit 1,000. doubts are rising in democratic circles okaying president obama's request for additional war...
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afghanistan is a mess. what scares me most is i remember back in the awful days of vietnam, where we struggled to find ways to get out of that with honor. we will be back to that again before this is over, that is what i predict. neil: strong words. thank you, larry. >> next time, make it happier, will you? neil: why start now? always good to see you, old friend. tonight we are going to talk to dan rather, just back from afghanistan. i do not think that any other journalist has spent more time there. he has spent a lot of time talking with commanders on the ground and you might be surprised with what he has uncovered. we have reaction after the speech tonight on the fox business that work. i hastily remind you, if you do not get it -- >> get it. neil: defending the jobs summit with tax cuts on the way, did one of the president's top money men say tax hikes first? live from washington on thursday, are the ceo's worry? ñÑ?y@? bioko we are getting word from general motors that they're going to be makin
afghanistan is a mess. what scares me most is i remember back in the awful days of vietnam, where we struggled to find ways to get out of that with honor. we will be back to that again before this is over, that is what i predict. neil: strong words. thank you, larry. >> next time, make it happier, will you? neil: why start now? always good to see you, old friend. tonight we are going to talk to dan rather, just back from afghanistan. i do not think that any other journalist has spent more...
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afghanistan has never, unlike most -- afghanistan has never exported terrorism. they want to be left alone. they are perfectly happy being poor, ignorant and 30 year life span. they don't like foreigners in their country. not a great country for regime change. iraq is, iran is pro-western population. all you do is get rid of the crazy leader. to contrast, this is why liberals, what as they used to say about iraq, what does success look like in afghanistan? what does it look like you? are not going to bring freedom to that country. >> bill: look -- >> there is 75% -- >> bill: i agree with you with a guy like karzai you are supporting a corrupt government. almost like south vietnam. same thing. people don't like him. they don't trust him. his government is corrupt. it's very difficult to get any semblance of freedom in that country, i agree. but if you pull out, all right, and you basically are looking at the taliban coming over the border from pakistan and reestablishing itself as a legitimate government of afghanistan, by force. karzai will go to london as i said
afghanistan has never, unlike most -- afghanistan has never exported terrorism. they want to be left alone. they are perfectly happy being poor, ignorant and 30 year life span. they don't like foreigners in their country. not a great country for regime change. iraq is, iran is pro-western population. all you do is get rid of the crazy leader. to contrast, this is why liberals, what as they used to say about iraq, what does success look like in afghanistan? what does it look like you? are not...
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>> reporter: there is shock and disbelief here in afghanistan, especially southern afghanistan. general mcchrystal is considered media savvy. not likely to make these types of comments. while there is shock and surprise here in afghanistan, there is also senior officers enlisted troops all voicing strong support for general mcchrystal. they have a plan here in afghanistan in talking to troops in the marine corps and navy, air force and army, they want a chance to implement this strategy to turn around afghanistan. they feel if they were to lose general mcchrystal there could be harm to that plan and the overall progress they think they could make this summer going forward into next year. afghan response has also been positive. hamid karzai voiced his support for general mcchrystal. he's seen by many afghans as bringing down the i krillan death rate. the -- bringing down the civilian death rates. jamie: connor, we'll check back with you, thanks. bill: we have every eye on the white house and the pentagon, too. as soon as the general shows up we'll pass that to you. that is the he
>> reporter: there is shock and disbelief here in afghanistan, especially southern afghanistan. general mcchrystal is considered media savvy. not likely to make these types of comments. while there is shock and surprise here in afghanistan, there is also senior officers enlisted troops all voicing strong support for general mcchrystal. they have a plan here in afghanistan in talking to troops in the marine corps and navy, air force and army, they want a chance to implement this strategy...
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huh to do pakistan and afghanistan, because if the taliban takes over in afghanistan, it would obviously open it up for al qaeda to return there, and it would put enormous plesh pressure on pakistan and on and on and he was correct about that. what i worry about is what john mccain mentioned and that is a halfway measure, and that is the sort of 'em nations you feel coming out of the white house that he would do this, rather than affirm -- i think that's free choice. he could affirm the strategy and back general mcchrystal and send in more troops and go with joe biden and have just withdraw troops and have a counterterrorism strategy, which you can do anyway because we're already doing it. the president going after al qaeda chieftains and so on, or the third strategy, you don't change strategy but have a halfway measure and the one you hear is well, we'll send in ten thousand troops and they will be trainers for the afghan troops, in other words, we will say we're sticking there but it is a half measure and it will lead to defeat. that's what i'm afraid the white house will do. jim: char
huh to do pakistan and afghanistan, because if the taliban takes over in afghanistan, it would obviously open it up for al qaeda to return there, and it would put enormous plesh pressure on pakistan and on and on and he was correct about that. what i worry about is what john mccain mentioned and that is a halfway measure, and that is the sort of 'em nations you feel coming out of the white house that he would do this, rather than affirm -- i think that's free choice. he could affirm the...
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into afghanistan. we'll pause for a moment as we restart our coverage in the top of the hour for the president's address to the nation. c >> welcome back to washington. i am bret baer this is president obama coverage. the o'reilly factor will begin following the president's address. we'll get an update from senior white house affairs. >> good evening, bret. the president will announce arey i american soldiers leaving afghanistan this year and the remainder of the surge out by next summer. the officials say it is in the range ofs that general petraeus gave him some fasters and slower. on election night in 2012 there will be far more soldiers in afghanistan than when the president took office. the president will remind the country counting troop withdrawals in iraq there are far fewer soldier in combat and they will finalize the plan to get all troops out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. >> thank you very much. it will be interesting to see what the commanders say after this speech. we turn to the whit
into afghanistan. we'll pause for a moment as we restart our coverage in the top of the hour for the president's address to the nation. c >> welcome back to washington. i am bret baer this is president obama coverage. the o'reilly factor will begin following the president's address. we'll get an update from senior white house affairs. >> good evening, bret. the president will announce arey i american soldiers leaving afghanistan this year and the remainder of the surge out by next...
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afghanistan. to deprive the taliban of its hold on that country. president obama is preparing to meet with his national security team. afghanistan as at the top of their agenda. a new survey shows a lack of confidence in the commander-in- chief on this issue. is president obama doing what it takes to win in afghanistan? only 37% of those who responded said yes. 50% said no. president obama met with nancy pelosi, harry reid and other high-level congressional leaders. apparently, it did not make a decision on sending more troops any easier. mike emanuel is at the white house. what can we expect from this meeting today? >> the president, vice president, secretary of state, secretary of defense, the national security team, the top generals, the leading commander for afghanistan, general mcchrystal will join via secure video, as will the ambassadors for pakistan and afghanistan. the focus today is on afghanistan. and the afghanistan part of the overall problem -- the and the pakistan part of the overal
afghanistan. to deprive the taliban of its hold on that country. president obama is preparing to meet with his national security team. afghanistan as at the top of their agenda. a new survey shows a lack of confidence in the commander-in- chief on this issue. is president obama doing what it takes to win in afghanistan? only 37% of those who responded said yes. 50% said no. president obama met with nancy pelosi, harry reid and other high-level congressional leaders. apparently, it did not make...
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. >> what's our relationship with afghanistan now. the leaders and the people? >> actually, it's been quite good. i mean, from very low he level with the afghan national security forces and provincial court to president karzai. in spite of recent violence we've seen in the last six, seven weeks, i mean, evidence in fact by the memorandum of understanding signed just this weekend between the karzai administration and isap. over the full afghan control in six months. >> i want to get back to the suspect who is in custody after the tragedy in afghanistan. and what happens next after the interrogation? >> well, they're interviewing him, as we speak, and they're going to-- they've been on the site for most of the day collecting evidence and we need to let this investigation proceed and general allen, and promised president karzai in his call that it would be a thorough, but a rapid investigation and they're working hard and i don't think we want to get in the process to second guess where it ends up. and let the facts and evidence take us
. >> what's our relationship with afghanistan now. the leaders and the people? >> actually, it's been quite good. i mean, from very low he level with the afghan national security forces and provincial court to president karzai. in spite of recent violence we've seen in the last six, seven weeks, i mean, evidence in fact by the memorandum of understanding signed just this weekend between the karzai administration and isap. over the full afghan control in six months. >> i want...
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they were organized in afghanistan, so the national security interests we have in afghanistan is that the bases would be established there from which our homeland can get destabilized. then, being americans, we thought we would have to do good, and we have to establish a government, and we have to reform the country, and we have to have representative government and women's rights, all terrific objectives. the question is whether they are achievable in a time frame the american political process will support. >greta: is that not like what the soviet union faced? where you have these troubled units? >> it is a similar problem. greta: -- where you have these tribal units? >> it is a similar problem. in the meantime, the situation has evolved. also, what happened in afghanistan now, a major impact on pakistan, and, in fact, when the obama administration came in, they were developing this concept of a unit that had to be done with -- dealt with, and if the american effort in afghanistan where suddenly to be abandoned, -- were suddenly to be abandoned, it would have a significant impact on
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i don't think he's given a speech on afghanistan, solely to afghanistan since the west point speech. >> no, he hasn't and obviously, he needs to build more domestic support. i think though, who we have to speak to are the troops in afghanistan, one of the other issues that i believe was at the heart of this was the matter he have rules of engagement, how hard can the troops fight over there when they go into the villages? and the issue for them is if they go in and make a mistake, kills a civilian, are they going to be called to account? are there going to be investigations? there's two words i think that hangs in the minds of most soldiers there, abu ghraib and when george bush was president, used that constantly against the war in iraq, i think the president has to make clear to the soldiers that he has their support. >> one thing we have to be careful about, expect general petraeus go into afghanistan and do a surge the same as in iraq, that afghanistan is a very different place, don't have the same political pre conditions, in iraq you had a democratic process moving forward to c
i don't think he's given a speech on afghanistan, solely to afghanistan since the west point speech. >> no, he hasn't and obviously, he needs to build more domestic support. i think though, who we have to speak to are the troops in afghanistan, one of the other issues that i believe was at the heart of this was the matter he have rules of engagement, how hard can the troops fight over there when they go into the villages? and the issue for them is if they go in and make a mistake, kills a...
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we have been to afghanistan seven times. this may be a great place to grow and raise poppies, but it is a horrible place to live. at night it is freezing and that is why i was all bundled up when the program started. once the sun comes up it gets very hot. look at this dust, it doesn't exist anywhere on earth. took us three years to get this out of our clothing the last time we were here. this is navy commander byers. a long way from the water and some of his colleagues. a medical doctor? >> i'm navy nurse, sir. >> geraldo: and yesterday you had a dramatic thing happen. you had an enemy combatant who was wounded and they brought him in to you. what happened? >> yesterday, we had one of the enemy combatants come in to the shock trauma platoon and our team worked quite awhile for about an hour feverishly to try to save his life. >> working on someone who earlier would have loved to have killed you. >> and it was a proud moment for us to see our team work that hard on somebody who was an enemy to the united states. yes, sir. >>
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and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus and general amos provides strategy and tactics to win this kind of war. >> at a certain point you are able to secure the population and clear and hold those areas and the level of violence starts to go down. >> one of the keys to success, building host nation security forces. >> the united states has provided the funding for an additional 100,000 afghan national security forces. >> checking on his gun team. checking the sectors to make sure no one is below his gun. >> how are they doing so far? >> so far, so good. >> we are providing them the they need. we are seeing the output being a much more capable and effective force out there now. >> lt. general caldwell commands the training mission in afghanistan. >> we want to set conditions for us to go hom
and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus and general amos provides strategy and tactics to win this kind of war. >> at a certain point you are able to secure the...
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forces in afghanistan to 100,000. shepard: we have been reading through some of the things you have sent us regarding what will be happening tonight, and one of the things that struck me was this effort to circumvent, if you will, the current president of afghanistan in an effort to secure areas that to this point really have been very difficult to secure. how do you go about that and talk about that openly? >> it is a delicate scenario. the administration foresees in afghanistan, but it knows if it relies entirely on the government of karzai, though reelected, he was elected in a troubled election. corruption is a persistent problem with in his national government, and it is in some respects, somewhat fallacious to call a national centralized government. one of the approach is the administration will take is as it sends troops, civilians, and money into afghanistan in larger amounts, it will use provincial governments and even smaller district-level governments to implement some of the u.s. and nato strategies. that
forces in afghanistan to 100,000. shepard: we have been reading through some of the things you have sent us regarding what will be happening tonight, and one of the things that struck me was this effort to circumvent, if you will, the current president of afghanistan in an effort to secure areas that to this point really have been very difficult to secure. how do you go about that and talk about that openly? >> it is a delicate scenario. the administration foresees in afghanistan, but it...
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commander in afghanistan. joining us are two senators leading the debate on both issues, diane feinstein and lindsey graham. welcome back. >> thank you. >> chris: let's start with afghanistan. at the end of this week with mccrystal out and petraeus in, senator feinstein what, do we need to do differently to win the war? >> well, i don't pretend to be a general. i would say this, 40% of the territory is either taliban controlled or contested. in kandahar, it's probably 50% of the area. the taliban, in my view, is one part terrorist group, one part narco cartel today. afghanistan is still producing 90% of the opium/heroin in the world. it is a big problem. and i think that the surge really has to be brought to southern afghanistan and that's where the battle is going to be against the taliban. that's my view. you have a weak central government. it has to be but the tressed and has to become stable. has to be willing to pick up. the training is on target and now i understand as of yesterday, that the training of
commander in afghanistan. joining us are two senators leading the debate on both issues, diane feinstein and lindsey graham. welcome back. >> thank you. >> chris: let's start with afghanistan. at the end of this week with mccrystal out and petraeus in, senator feinstein what, do we need to do differently to win the war? >> well, i don't pretend to be a general. i would say this, 40% of the territory is either taliban controlled or contested. in kandahar, it's probably 50% of...
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abdul is the cai program directer in afghanistan. >> many of these places are very remote area of afghanistan where you actually have to convince people who are still taliban influenced. >> yes. >> to open your schools. >> yes. >> greg mortensen sees schools, specifically those for girls as the most effective way to combat extremism in muslim society. before joining the jihad, most young men seek permission from their mothers before they can go off and have an attack. and mortensen finds if the mothers are educated they won't give that blessing to the young men. back to you, kimberly. >> thanks, craig and geraldo. the southern republican leadership conference just ended and the results from the straw poll could be a litmus test for the presidential nomination. mitt romney edged congressman ron paul in the poll, winning by a single vote. sarah palin finished third in a statistical tie with newt gingrich and our own mike huckabee took fifth. he should have been first. i want a recap. is this a real indication of 2012, the gop race? >> if it is, then ron paul is a serious contender for the 2012
abdul is the cai program directer in afghanistan. >> many of these places are very remote area of afghanistan where you actually have to convince people who are still taliban influenced. >> yes. >> to open your schools. >> yes. >> greg mortensen sees schools, specifically those for girls as the most effective way to combat extremism in muslim society. before joining the jihad, most young men seek permission from their mothers before they can go off and have an...
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she is just back from afghanistan. describe for everybody your exact position on the war. >> we do not think sending 40,000 more troops is the answer. we think there is no military solution and we think the president -- the presence of u.s. troops as the best recruiting tool the taliban has. we were told 30% of people of join the taliban join because they have been harmed by foreign forces. the other 70% join because they are poor. we would be a lot better off saving the lives of our soldiers and the money of our tax dollars if we provided financial incentives for people not to join the taliban and we had an exit strategy and let the afghan military be trained by the u.n. and promote peace talks. bill: let me run them down. you feel you know more about winning a war than general mcchrystal. i do not know of that will fly. he thinks he can win in he is the expert general. you are a civilian. you say you know more than him. >> i am certain that more troops is not the answer. bill: he is certain more trips is the answer.
she is just back from afghanistan. describe for everybody your exact position on the war. >> we do not think sending 40,000 more troops is the answer. we think there is no military solution and we think the president -- the presence of u.s. troops as the best recruiting tool the taliban has. we were told 30% of people of join the taliban join because they have been harmed by foreign forces. the other 70% join because they are poor. we would be a lot better off saving the lives of our...
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if you want to nation-build in afghanistan, nation building in afghanistan. i can do it. give me 40,000 troops. but now they are rethinking the mission. what is the mission now? >> they're trying to move from counterinsurgency to counter terrorism, which is once again trying to peel off the taliban, who are not aligned with al qaeda. we know those who are. there is a group called -- that are openly aligned with al qaeda. that is easy. but on the others, what will you do? line them up and say, "are you hoping al qaeda?" you need intelligence for that. troops on the ground to train have the army and the police of afghanistan and who eventually will replace us. shepard: who cannot read and write and are members of tribes. >> and whose loyalty is much in question. can the tribes who we used to support in the good old days of fighting the soviet union, can they be -- shepard: they were our enemy. >> can they be brought around? can they put down their guns and fight the taliban, and for how long can you buy their loyalty? even if you can do that, what do you do about pakistan?
if you want to nation-build in afghanistan, nation building in afghanistan. i can do it. give me 40,000 troops. but now they are rethinking the mission. what is the mission now? >> they're trying to move from counterinsurgency to counter terrorism, which is once again trying to peel off the taliban, who are not aligned with al qaeda. we know those who are. there is a group called -- that are openly aligned with al qaeda. that is easy. but on the others, what will you do? line them up and...
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in afghanistan. otherwise, the president might not have gone. i'm gladz he did go. he gave a great speech. i think one of the best speeches of his presidency. and certainly an expression of his not only america's but his own personal commitment to winning the war in afghanistan. and he used what i counted up the d's, the five d's he said we will i wrote them down, disrupt, dismantle, defeat, destroy, and deny al qaeda and he sanctuaries, any safe havens, five d's. very strong language. it got the biggest cheer, when he spoke to the soldiers. and and others but mainly i think it was 2500 of our troops over there when he said we will persevere. america doesn't quit. you don't quit. we don't quit. we're not gonna. we will -- he never uses the word victory but we will finish the job. terrific speech and very strong commitment. on casualties, on combat deaths, look, when you have so many more troops in combat, you will have more of them killed. and you know, tens of thousands more in combat which are ther
in afghanistan. otherwise, the president might not have gone. i'm gladz he did go. he gave a great speech. i think one of the best speeches of his presidency. and certainly an expression of his not only america's but his own personal commitment to winning the war in afghanistan. and he used what i counted up the d's, the five d's he said we will i wrote them down, disrupt, dismantle, defeat, destroy, and deny al qaeda and he sanctuaries, any safe havens, five d's. very strong language. it got...
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they send the best soldiers and marines to afghanistan. they bring security to one of the hardest and most dangerous places in afghanistan. >> the good units, those who have been in existence for a while, who have gotten experience in combat, who have good leaders, very much get it about what it is we are trying to do. >> when i came i was hoping to find somebody i could work with. hoping to find an afghan partner. i found a lifelong brother. >> it is not just american men on the frontlines. >> we are denying that sanctuary and that ability of the enemy to terrorize the rest of the world. >> army major taylor is on her second tour in afghanistan. >> i believe together, the coalition and the afghans and the u.s., are really working towards improving the quality of life for the afghan people. >> a member of a female engagement team. >> team i've been doing for a couple months. i like it. i think it is good for this country. the military can't talk to the women. >> we've broadcast over our radio that there's going to able clinic for the ladie
they send the best soldiers and marines to afghanistan. they bring security to one of the hardest and most dangerous places in afghanistan. >> the good units, those who have been in existence for a while, who have gotten experience in combat, who have good leaders, very much get it about what it is we are trying to do. >> when i came i was hoping to find somebody i could work with. hoping to find an afghan partner. i found a lifelong brother. >> it is not just american men on...